ODESA, OCTOBER 20th, 2012, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE ― The Chairman of the Congress of Azerbaijanis in Ukraine Rovshav Tagiev has stated Odesa is an etalon of internationalism, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

Rovshav Tagiev stated yesterday, 19 October, during the solemn event dedicated to the 21st Anniversary of Azerbaijan Independence.

“We, the Azerbaijanis living in Ukraine, love this country. We love it because it is our motherland. The fact that the event on the occasion of the 21st Anniversary of Azerbaijan's independence held in Odesa is very symbolic. Odesa is the international city. It is an etalon, an example of internationalism in a tolerant Ukraine, where all peoples of the world live together”, Rovshav Tagiev noted.